saving

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Synonyms: raving, saying, paving, having, savin, waving, laving, shaving, salving, slaving, eaving

Antonyms: raving, saying, paving, having, savin, waving, laving, shaving, salving, slaving, eaving

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Noun

1. A [[reduction]] in cost or [[expenditure]].
2. {{lb|en|countable|usually|in the plural}} Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.
3. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The action of the verb to [[save]].
4. {{lb|en|law|obsolete}} {{1|exception}}; [[reservation]].

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|save||ing-form}}

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|theology}} That [[save]]s someone from [[damnation]]; [[redemptive]]. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
2. Preserving; rescuing.
3. {{1|thrifty}}; [[frugal]]. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
4. Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful.
5. Making [[reservation]] or [[exception]].
6. {{lb|en|in compounds}} Relating to making a saving.

Preposition

1. {{syn of|en|save||except for}}
2. Without [[disrespect]] to.

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